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 to attend  public  worship;  you  will  never  lie down to  sleep  without  having  in  prayer  bewailed the  faults  of  the  past  day. Before all things you  must  constantly  beseech  God  to bestow  on  you  the  gift  of  prayer  and  the grace of  final  perseverance.

EACH, Lord,  Thy  servant  how  to  pray, To make  my  needs  known  unto  Thee  each  day; Then, when  my  heart  is  raised  to  Thee  on  high, Grant me  to  feel  that  Thou  art  truly  nigh."

With Keble  say:

nly, O Lord, in  Thy  dear  love Fit us  for  perfect  rest  above; And help  us  this  and  every  day To live  more  nearly  as  we  pray."

T. Alphonsus  Liguori  insists  repeatedly that in  all  our  devotions,  at  Mass,  at  holy communion, in  all  our  visits  to  the  Blessed Sacrament, we  should  pray  for  these  four graces for  ourselves,  viz.:  the  forgiveness  of our  sins,  the  love  of  God,  the  love  of  prayer, and final  perseverance. When these  graces are secured  our  salvation  is  assured.

As loyal  Catholics  we  should  also  pray  ac-